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The Flower Bowl runs a parent & baby cinema in Preston every fortnight. Lights stay up slightly, volume drops, and nobody turns round if your baby cries. You get a genuine new release with your baby beside you, not a cut-down version of a normal trip to the cinema.
Three months of avoiding spoilers because you can’t get to a normal screening gets old fast. Taking a young baby into a packed auditorium means working through the same questions every time: will they cry, will they need feeding, will you end up apologising to the row behind you.
Childcare for a two-hour film isn’t always straightforward either, and finding a screening that welcomes babies shouldn’t mean wading through parenting forums full of people asking the same question with no clear answer.
The Flower Bowl runs a Parent & Baby screening every other Tuesday, £10 a ticket. Lighting comes up, sound comes down, and crying is treated as normal, because it is. See what’s on next in the full cinema listings.
Under-2s aren’t limited to the fortnightly slot either. Standard daytime screenings of U, PG and 12A films before 5pm welcome them too, well past the 18-month cut-off most other local cinemas apply.
The Flower Bowl has been part of Preston’s family entertainment scene for years, with three separately styled screens and sofa seating that holds up over a full film with a baby on your lap.
Food’s covered too: Oasis Coffee Bar, Barbossa and Blooms Restaurant are all on site. For more control over the room, book a private cinema screening and set your own noise and timing.
Every other Tuesday. Check the listings page for the current film and date.
Under 2, more generous than most local cinemas, where the cut-off tends to sit at 18 months.
No. This screening exists specifically so you don’t have to worry about that. Lighting and sound are adjusted for it.
Yes, pre-booking is recommended since spaces are limited.
Yes, and staff will show you where to store it, away from fire escapes and aisles.
Tickets are £10, and your baby’s welcome to be exactly as noisy as babies are. Check the next Parent & Baby date and book your spot.
Once your little one’s a bit older, The Flower Bowl can host a birthday party too.
